Shamsuddin Kayumars

Shamsuddin Kayumars (1216-13 June 1290) was Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate from 1 February to 13 June 1290, succeeding Muiz-ud-Din Qaiqabad and preceding Jalal-al-Din Khalji.

Biography
Shamsuddin Kayumars was born in 1216, the son of Muiz-ud-Din Qaiqabad. He succeeded his father as Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate in 1290 after he was murdered by Jalal-al-Din Khalji, and Khalji proceeded to murder Kayumars in order to assume the throne, ending the Mamluk dynasty and starting the Khalji dynasty.